As a practitioner and member of the Irish Institute of Cognitive & Humanistic Psychotherapy and the International Cultic Studies Association there is a signed obligation to subscribe a strict code of ethics. I carry public liability and professional indemnity insurance and am subject to standard complaints and disciplinary procedures.
Code of practice for members
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1.To establish and maintain standards of competence and integrity amongst members.
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2.To respect the client's model of the world and to avoid imposing the therapist's values on the client.
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3.To maintain the confidentiality of the client at all times, except where doing so would endanger the life or health of the client.
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4.To accept that clients possess within themselves the resources needed for change.
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5.To take responsibility for maintaining a high standard of competence by pursuing ongoing training and courses of study and to maintain regular contact with colleagues and supervisors for consultation.
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6.To be aware of the limits of their own competence and skills and, where necessary, refer clients to more suitably qualified persons.
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7.To take care not to misrepresent their qualifications or level of competence.
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8.To refrain from practice if their judgment is impaired due to drugs, illness or stress.
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9.To establish a boundary between a therapeutic or working relationship and a personal relationship and, where necessary, to make this boundary clear to the client.
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10.To use hypnosis for therapeutic and/or training purposes only, and to disassociate themselves from the use of hypnosis for entertainment.
Client Safety & Code of Ethics
